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BANZAI COMBAT 102 PBP Commentary |
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Chad Richards had a terrible time trying to make weight. After initially coming in at 149.8, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. Stepping on the scales for a second time, he still failed to make the required weight and after much deliberation, his fight with Zander Fisher was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jalim Forte (ranked 3418 p4p, 4214 weight class) and Carmelo Clay (ranked 382 p4p, 438 weight class). Carmelo Clay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jalim Forte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carmelo Clay!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jalim Forte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forte misses with a low kick.
Forte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Forte shoots in for a takedown but Clay shows good takedown defense.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Forte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Forte.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Forte darts in looking for a takedown but Clay gets double underhooks and turns Forte into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clay is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Clay has Forte pressed against the cage, preventing Forte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Forte is trying to pull guard but Clay turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalim Forte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stalling in the clinch from Clay.
Clay receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Forte pushes off an throws an elbow but Clay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Clay.
Clay slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carmelo Clay.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Forte.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
No luck for Forte with that takedown attempt.
Clay tries to counter with a clinch but Forte shakes him off and moves away.
Forte swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carmelo Clay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte shoots in and drives through. Clay sprawls well.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Forte takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Clay has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Forte is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Forte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Forte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Forte misses with a wild body shot.
Clay wants to counter the offense by Forte and move into the clinch position.
Forte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clay is fending him off so far but Forte persists. Nope, Clay circles away and we're back to standing.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Forte takes a swing at Clay's ribcage but misses.
Clay wants to counter the offense by Forte and move into the clinch position.
Forte looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Forte fails to land with a series of punches.
Forte is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Forte throws the kick towards the body but Clay avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Forte.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte misses with a few strikes there.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Forte.
Forte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clay.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forte shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clay as he jumps to the side.
Forte misses with a body kick.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalim Forte dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Forte wants to land a leg kick but Clay is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Forte.
Clay tries to counter with a clinch but Forte shakes him off and moves away.
Clay slips under a jab from Forte.
Forte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forte tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clay defends well and Forte ends up having to push Clay into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Clay keeps control of Forte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Clay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forte jumps guard but Clay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay controlling the action here for a moment.
Forte leaning against his opponent.
Clay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Forte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clay can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clay is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carmelo Clay.
Forte looks for the body kick but Clay saw that one coming.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Sloppy strikes from Forte. Those never looked like landing.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Clay dodges the punch combination from Forte.
Forte is looking to wear down Clay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Forte looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Forte tries to land a leg kick but Clay saw it coming and moves away.
Forte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte throws a big shot that misses.
Forte throws a head kick but Clay moves out of range.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Forte throws a leg kick but Clay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Forte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forte tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forte tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forte throws a hook but Clay blocks it.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte misses with a wild combination.
Clay wants to counter the offense by Forte and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte misses the shot to the body.
Clay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Forte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clay is out of range and Forte settles back down.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte dives in and grabs Clay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clay pushes down on Forte's head and hops out.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalim Forte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forte throws a wild body kick that Clay sees coming a mile off.
Forte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clay tries to counter with a clinch but Forte shakes him off and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Forte. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forte throws a nice looking combination but Clay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Forte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clay.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jalim Forte dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Forte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Forte misses with the combination.
Clay moves out of range of the body kick from Forte.
Forte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forte misses with a double jab.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Jalim Forte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forte throws a leg kick but Clay moved away.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Forte or perhaps it was just good defense by Clay, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Forte misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clay manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clay checks a leg kick.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Forte looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Forte fails to land with a series of punches.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Clay checks a low kick from Forte.
Forte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jalim Forte is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy body kick from Forte
and Clay counters by clinching up.
Clay taking a breather.
Clay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Forte up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Forte fails to land.
Forte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Clay.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clay.
Clay prevents a body shot from Forte.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forte is trying to pull guard but Clay has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jalim Forte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forte tries a body shot but Clay blocks it.
Forte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clay smiles and moves away.
Forte throws a right hand that Clay ducks under and follows up with a left that Clay also avoids with ease.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Forte throws a wild body kick that Clay sees coming a mile off.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
Forte looks to land a right hand but Clay moved out of range.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Forte throws a nice looking combination but Clay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clay tries to counter with a clinch but Forte shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forte throws a low kick, looking for Clay's leg but Clay calmly moves out of range.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forte.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Forte throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily.
Clay wants to counter with a clinch but Forte pushes him away.
Forte throws a nice looking combination but Clay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clay is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Forte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clay slips a jab and a cross from Forte.
Forte sets himself, and Clay steps forward looking for the clinch! Forte avoids it this time.
Forte fails with a takedown attempt.
Clay steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Forte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jalim Forte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Forte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jalim Forte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Errol Jitani (ranked 4496 p4p, 3024 weight class) and Santa Cruz (ranked 524 p4p, 411 weight class). Errol Jitani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Santa Cruz's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Errol Jitani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz cracks Jitani with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Jitani lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Santa Cruz has been cut.
Cruz takes a swing at Jitani's ribcage but misses.
Jitani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Cruz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good leg kick by Cruz.
Jitani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Jitani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jitani moves away from the strike by Cruz.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Jitani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
Cruz misses with a combination
and Jitani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jitani.
Jitani throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Jitani misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Jitani's ribs.
Jitani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jitani throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is looking to slow Jitani down with leg kicks.
Cruz stuns Jitani with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jitani takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jitani slips under a jab from Cruz.
Cruz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jitani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jitani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Jitani avoids them all with ease.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Jitani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jitani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Jitani does it's job there.
Jitani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Jitani's head.
Cruz feints and then cracks Jitani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jitani down.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Oooooh!!! Cruz has knocked Jitani down with a huge combo! Cruz steps away and waves a wobbly Jitani back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Jitani is rocked!
Jitani misses the jab.
Jitani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Jitani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Jitani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jitani manages to avoid it.
Jitani is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jitani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jitani with a body shot.
Jitani seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jitani moves away.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Jitani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jitani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Jitani misses.
Jitani throws a one two combo.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz lands a jab to Jitani's midsection.
Jitani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Jitani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right hand that Jitani ducks under and follows up with a left that Jitani also avoids with ease.
Jitani thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz lands a left and a right that send Jitani crashing to the mat, dazed. Cruz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Errol Jitani has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jitani gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cruz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santa Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chokyi Tsering (ranked 3420 p4p, 2210 weight class) and Patrick Ballin (ranked 383 p4p, 256 weight class). Ballin has chosen Wanna Be A Baller - LilTroy as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chokyi Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Ballin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ballin moves out of range as Tsering strikes.
Tsering scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsering misses with a body punch
and Ballin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ballin.
Ballin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballin pushes Tsering back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ballin digs a right hand into Tsering's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tsering's gas tank.
Tsering is breathing heavily.
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.
Ballin scores with a shot to the side of Tsering's head.
Tsering is rocked!
Ballin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsering backwards.
Oh Tsering is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballin dips a shoulder and cracks Tsering with a mighty uppercut! Tsering falls back against the cage and Ballin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tsering is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ballin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cenchrus Ekinato (ranked 2306 p4p, 1988 weight class) and Marko Petric (ranked 307 p4p, 276 weight class). Marko Petric will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cenchrus Ekinato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marko Petric!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekinato moves into range and clinches up with Petric.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekinato's elbow.
Petric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ekinato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Ekinato controls the action.
Ekinato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petric is defending well for now.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekinato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ekinato.
Petric scores with a shot to the side of Ekinato's head.
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petric is leaning against Ekinato and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ekinato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekinato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekinato controls his hands.
Petric prevents a body shot from Ekinato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petric.
Ekinato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekinato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ekinato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Ekinato.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ekinato scores with a hook to the body.
Petric looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ekinato leaning against his opponent.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Ekinato avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
A short right from Ekinato on the inside.
Ekinato lands a nice uppercut.
Petric misses with some punches.
Ekinato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekinato controls his hands.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Petric.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekinato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Petric.
Ekinato struggles to land a body shot inside as Petric controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekinato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Petric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petric swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekinato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekinato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekinato tries to throw a body punch but Petric avoids it by throwing Ekinato back against the cage.
Ekinato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ekinato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekinato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekinato throws a head punch that misses.
Petric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Petric.
Ekinato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ekinato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ekinato misses with the head strike.
Ekinato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekinato drives through and clinches with Petric against the cage.
Ekinato lands a nice uppercut.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric lands a left hand.
Ekinato is leaning against Petric and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ekinato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petric or not.
Ekinato scores with a shoulder strike.
Ekinato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petric.
Petric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Ekinato swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ekinato's elbow.
Ekinato prevents a body shot from Petric.
Ekinato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Ekinato avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Petric lands a left hand.
Ekinato scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Ekinato avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Ekinato lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekinato.
Ekinato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petric avoids it.
Petric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petric tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Petric.
Ekinato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ekinato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ekinato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ekinato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekinato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric cracks Ekinato with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cenchrus Ekinato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ekinato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Petric counters with a right hand to the body.
Cenchrus Ekinato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekinato wants to clinch
and Petric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ekinato thinking.
Ekinato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Petric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ekinato shoots in looking for a takedown. Petric tries to sprawl out of it but Ekinato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A countering left hand to the body from Petric misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekinato shoots in and gets a takedown into Petric's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekinato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekinato with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ekinato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ekinato throwing strikes from guard but Petric blocks nicely.
Petric is pulling down on Ekinato's head. It's preventing any offense from Ekinato, at least for the moment.
Ekinato throwing strikes from guard but Petric blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekinato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Petric really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ekinato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Petric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ekinato.
Ekinato pushes down on Petric's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ekinato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petric defending well though.
Ekinato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petric defending well though.
Ekinato is nestled in close to Petric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Petric is not content to let Ekinato control the position.
Ekinato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ekinato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petric's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekinato throwing shots but Petric is blocking nicely.
Petric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ekinato.
Ekinato missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekinato lands with a punch from half guard.
Petric is refusing to be controlled, as Ekinato sits in half guard.
Ekinato is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ekinato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ekinato thows a huge punch but Petric dodges it nicely.
Ekinato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petric can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ekinato is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Petric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ekinato.
Ekinato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petric keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ekinato.
Ekinato works his way into full mount!
Ekinato looking to finish with strikes here!
Ekinato punching from mount but Petric doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Petric wants to hold on but Ekinato pushes him away.
Ekinato throwing strikes here but Petric is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petric wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ekinato.
Ekinato unloads with some shots from mount but Petric bucks and avoids them well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cenchrus Ekinato dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ekinato closes the distance and pushes Petric back into the cage.
Marko Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ekinato swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekinato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cenchrus Ekinato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Petric tries to break the clinch but Ekinato is controlling the position.
Petric working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ekinato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petric's elbow.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Ekinato controls his hands.
Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekinato blocks a body shot from Petric.
Ekinato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Ekinato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekinato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Petric.
A head punch on the inside from Ekinato fails to land.
Ekinato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petric can do to turn this around?
Petric working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Petric tries a body shot but Ekinato blocks it.
Ekinato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Ekinato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Petric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ekinato closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petric.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ekinato scores with a shot to the side of Petric's head.
 Petric is rocked!
Ekinato working aggressively here.
Petric is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekinato finish him?
Ekinato blocks an uppercut.
Ekinato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petric backwards.
Ekinato creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Petric's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Petric drops to his knees and Ekinato pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cenchrus Ekinato!
A relieved looking Cenchrus Ekinato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santos Guerrera (ranked 3616 p4p, 1884 weight class) and Biggie Smoke (ranked 429 p4p, 268 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santos Guerrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Biggie Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrera is looking to clinch.
Smoke throws a jab when Guerrera was well out of range.
Smoke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guerrera throws the left hand but Smoke avoids the punch easily.
Smoke with a poor takedown
and Guerrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smoke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smoke slips nicely into half guard.
Guerrera is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Guerrera defends it well.
Guerrera looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke seems to be looking for submissions.
Smoke prevents Guerrera from standing back up.
Guerrera's coaches at Bushido Martial Arts have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Smoke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guerrera is defending against the submission attempts here by Smoke.
Guerrera is not content to let Smoke control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Guerrera is looking to escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Smoke misses with a hook.
Guerrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smoke.
Smoke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guerrera sprawls well. Guerrera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smoke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Smoke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guerrera doesn't seem phased though.
Guerrera misses the shot to the body.
Guerrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smoke.
Smoke shoots in for a takedown but Guerrera shows good takedown defense.
Santos Guerrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smoke.
Smoke moves out of range as Guerrera strikes.
Smoke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smoke shoots in for a takedown but Guerrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guerrera moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera lands a shoulder strike.
Guerrera looking to throw knees to the head but Smoke is blocking nicely.
Guerrera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoke avoids it.
Guerrera presses Smoke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerrera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside.
Guerrera prevents the takedown attempt.
Guerrera scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guerrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Guerrera lands with a left to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoke blocks an uppercut.
Guerrera misses with some punches.
Guerrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smoke's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Guerrera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Guerrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
An attempted straight right counter from Guerrera misses the target.
Smoke misses with a body shot.
It looked like Guerrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smoke takes a swing at Guerrera's ribcage but misses.
Smoke staying out of range there.
Guerrera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guerrera misses with a hook
and Smoke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Biggie Smoke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Smoke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Guerrera misses.
Guerrera blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smoke.
Guerrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guerrera jabs at Smoke's body.
Smoke misses with a straight right.
Guerrera swings for the body but Smoke moves out of range.
Smoke swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke throws a lazy right hand but Guerrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smoke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Smoke tries to get set, Guerrera tries to push him back and clinch up but Smoke manages to avoid the attempt.
Santos Guerrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smoke.
Smoke ducks under a wild hook from Guerrera.
Nice defenses there by Smoke.
Guerrera gets a clinch.
Guerrera missing with knees to the body.
Guerrera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guerrera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smoke can do to turn this around?
Guerrera has a couple of punches blocked by Smoke.
Smoke tries to break free but Guerrera pushes him back against the cage.
Smoke is working for takedown but Guerrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Biggie Smoke has been cut.
Guerrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guerrera lands an elbow just above Smoke 's eye.
Smoke blocks a body shot from Guerrera.
Smoke avoids a wild elbow strike from Guerrera.
Smoke blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smoke takes an elbow to the temple.
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrera working aggressively here.
Smoke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Guerrera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smoke can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smoke avoids it.
Smoke is looking to break free of the clinch but Guerrera has double underhooks.
Guerrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smokes head.
Guerrera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smoke tries for a takedown but Guerrera manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Guerrera.
Guerrera lands an elbow just above Smoke 's eye.
Smoke is trying to push Guerrera away but Guerrera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Guerrera.
Guerrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That has opened up Biggie Smoke's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrera throws an elbow but it misses.
Guerrera lands a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santos Guerrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Biggie Smoke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerrera with a jab.
Guerrera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smoke throws a body punch but Guerrera moves out of range.
Guerrera wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smoke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guerrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Smoke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerrera.
Guerrera tries to clinch there but Smoke circles away.
Smoke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smoke goes for a double leg but Guerrera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guerrera continues to drive forward.
Smoke misses with a hook.
Guerrera stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guerrera tries to avoid it but Smoke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guerrera to the ground. Guerrera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos Guerrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggie Smoke.
Guerrera tries to clinch there but Smoke circles away.
Smoke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guerrera is looking to clinch but Smoke is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Guerrera.
Guerrera lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Guerrera misses its intended target.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smoke lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guerrera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrera.
Guerrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smoke avoiding damage.
Biggie Smoke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Smoke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guerrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smoke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Guerrera.
Guerrera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoke blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guerrera scores a nice knee to the body.
Smoke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smoke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Guerrera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guerrera gets through Smoke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guerrera lands an elbow just above Smoke 's eye.
Guerrera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guerrera tries to throw a body punch but Smoke avoids it by throwing Guerrera back against the cage.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside that Smoke shrugs off.
Guerrera misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guerrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smoke's brow.
Guerrera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smoke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera misses with an elbow strike.
Santos Guerrera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerrera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smoke.
Guerrera lands a damaging elbow.
Smoke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guerrera works on Smoke's body with a couple of short punches.
Smoke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smoke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guerrera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guerrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smoke's elbow.
Smoke takes an elbow to the temple.
Guerrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smoke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smoke tries to work over Guerrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smoke tries a body shot but Guerrera blocks it.
A short right from Guerrera on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santos Guerrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guerrera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santos Guerrera!
During a confident post fight interview, Santos Guerrera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Zhang (ranked 3225 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Ryan Manning (ranked 177 p4p, 150 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zhang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Xue Hua Piao Piao. Manning has chosen 50 Cent - Many Men (Wish Death) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Zhang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Manning!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Big Zhang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhang throws the kick towards the body but Manning avoids it.
Zhang jabs Manning to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manning lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manning looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manning has a couple of punches blocked by Zhang.
Zhang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manning misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang is trying to break free.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
Zhang can't break the clinch.
Zhang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Manning scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manning has him pressed against the cage.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
Manning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhang prevents a body shot from Manning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Manning scores with a shoulder strike.
Manning pushes Zhang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
Manning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manning misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zhang.
Manning misses with a body punch.
Manning working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Zhang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhang is looking to break free of the clinch but Manning has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhang blocks an elbow strike from Manning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manning pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
Zhang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manning throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Zhang breaks from the clinch.
Manning takes the fight into the clinch.
Manning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manning misses with some punches.
Manning throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Manning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Manning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manning.
Zhang can't break the clinch.
Manning working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Manning working aggressively here.
Manning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhang digs a right hand underneath Manning's ribcage. Manning let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Manning dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manning doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhang circles away.
Zhang swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zhang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Big Zhang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manning clinches up against the cage.
Manning pushes off an throws an elbow but Zhang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manning throws a head punch that misses.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Manning misses with some punches.
Zhang can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhang scores with a shoulder strike.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
Manning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Zhang has had enough of the clinch but Manning keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Manning fails to land.
Zhang is trying to force a seperation but Manning has the dominant position.
Zhang tries to break free but Manning pushes him back against the cage.
Zhang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manning has closed the distance and engaged Zhang in a clinch.
Zhang tries to circle away but Manning has him pinned against the cage.
Zhang manages to break the clinch.
Zhang lands a right hook to the body.
We've been told by Zhang's head coaches at Mighty MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Zhang misses.
Manning tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zhang throws a series of punches but Manning avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Zhang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manning manages to avoid it.
Manning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Manning scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhang is looking to break free of the clinch but Manning has double underhooks.
Zhang has had enough of the clinch but Manning keeps him there for the moment.
Manning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan Manning seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zhang is trying to push Manning away but Manning has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manning lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhang or not.
Manning lands a nice uppercut.
Manning lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Zhang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhang's elbow.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
Zhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning has him pressed against the cage.
Manning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manning misses with some punches.
Zhang avoids the elbow strike from Manning, against the cage.
Manning keeps control of Zhang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zhang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
Manning working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhangs head.
Zhang tries to break the clinch but Manning is controlling the position.
Manning looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manning misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhang's efforts to push away.
Manning scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manning struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhang controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manning.
Manning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhang's efforts to push away.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Manning showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zhang lands with a good body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Zhang as Manning shoots in.
Manning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zhang.
Manning gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning is controlling him.
Zhang wants to stall.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manning has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Manning has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Manning.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Manning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Zhang is trying to break the clinch but Manning has him pressed against the cage.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang tries to circle away but Manning has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning tries to work over Zhang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manning misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manning.
Manning digs a right hand into Zhang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhang's gas tank.
Manning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manning misses with a body punch.
Zhang has had enough of the clinch but Manning keeps him there for the moment.
Manning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manning misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Manning scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manning throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Manning swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Manning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Manning as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Manning fails to land.
Manning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan Manning is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Manning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zhang tries to break free but Manning pushes him back against the cage.
Zhang throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhang wants to break free but Manning has control.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big Zhang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhang is looking to break free of the clinch but Manning has double underhooks.
Manning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zhang's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zhang dodges an elbow strike from Manning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Manning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manning winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Manning!
Ryan Manning looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm here to fight the best but if you want to call me out I got no problem punching down, Max brought this on himself'.
Big Zhang was interviewed post fight and said '我必须在我的生活ã€æˆ‘的个人生活ä¸åšå‡ºä¸€äº›è‰°éš¾çš„改å˜ï¼Œæ‰èƒ½çœŸæ£ä»¥æ£ç¡®çš„æ–¹å¼åº¦è¿‡æˆ‘的余生。对于那些ä¸çŸ¥é“è€é¹°åšä»€ä¹ˆçš„人æ¥è¯´ï¼Œè€é¹°çš„寿命是 70 年。到了40å²ï¼Œé¹°çš„喙就失去了锋利，羽毛也ä¸å†é‚£ä¹ˆå¥½ï¼Œçˆªå也å˜å¼±äº†ã€‚'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mate Magyar (ranked 1161 p4p, 1010 weight class) and Tobiasz Wawrzyniak (ranked 126 p4p, 110 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mate Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magyar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wawrzyniak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magyar connects with a couple of short punches.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
Magyar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wawrzyniak can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Magyar controls the pace.
Wawrzyniak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magyar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Magyar working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar won't allow Wawrzyniak to get back to his feet.
Wawrzyniak being controlled here, momentarily.
Magyar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wawrzyniak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magyar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magyar needs to keep his hands up - Wawrzyniak had a free shot at his head there.
Magyar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magyar swings for the body but Wawrzyniak moves out of range.
Magyar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magyar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wawrzyniak defends it nicely.
Magyar dives in and grabs Wawrzyniak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wawrzyniak pushes down on Magyar's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Magyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magyar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magyar darts in looking for a takedown but Wawrzyniak gets double underhooks and turns Magyar into the cage.
Magyar pulls guard effortlessly.
Magyar seems keen to control Wawrzyniak's posture.
Magyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Magyar, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar trying to control the position here.
Magyar wants to sweep here but Wawrzyniak controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wawrzyniak tries to bum rush Magyar with a series of wild strikes but Magyar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Magyar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Wawrzyniak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Magyar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wawrzyniak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wawrzyniak throws an overhand right that lands on Magyar's shoulder, as Magyar tries to avoid the shot.
Magyar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Magyar tries for a takedown but Wawrzyniak circles away easily
and Wawrzyniak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wawrzyniak throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Wawrzyniak tries to get set, Magyar tries to push him back and clinch up but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid the attempt.
Magyar is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magyar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wawrzyniak swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wawrzyniak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Magyar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magyar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wawrzyniak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Magyar trying to control the pace.
Wawrzyniak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magyar.
Wawrzyniak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar is looking to advance position but Wawrzyniak won't allow it.
Magyar is taking a breather. Wawrzyniak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wawrzyniak is trying to stand back up but Magyar is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Magyar wants to take a breather but Wawrzyniak is having none of it.
Magyar content to control rather than advance.
Magyar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Magyar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magyar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wawrzyniak is staying active underneath Magyar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magyar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wawrzyniak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magyar slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab to the head.
Magyar darts in looking for a takedown but Wawrzyniak gets double underhooks and turns Magyar into the cage.
Wawrzyniak is trying to force a seperation but Magyar has the dominant position.
Magyar tries to pull guard but Wawrzyniak holds him up against the cage and eventually Magyar drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mate Magyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wawrzyniak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magyar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wawrzyniak to keep the fight standing.
Magyar tries to pull guard but Wawrzyniak won't allow it.
Magyar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wawrzyniak uses from the top position.
Magyar looking to control.
Magyar has Wawrzyniak pulled in close to control his posture.
Wawrzyniak won't allow Magyar to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magyar is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Wawrzyniak keeps moving.
Magyar cracks Wawrzyniak with a solid left hand.
Wawrzyniak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magyar passes Wawrzyniak's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Magyar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wawrzyniak has hold of Magyar's hands but Magyar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magyar connects with a nice short shot to Wawrzyniak's temple.
Magyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mate Magyar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wawrzyniak scores with a one two! Magyar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wawrzyniak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magyar finds it's way round the side to connect with Wawrzyniak's head.
Magyar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magyar feinted with a counter takedown.
Magyar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magyar lands in his opponent's guard.
Magyar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magyar stops Wawrzyniak from standing up.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wawrzyniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magyar advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magyar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Magyar is looking to stall here but Wawrzyniak recovers full guard.
Mate Magyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Magyar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Magyar postures up in Wawrzyniak's guard and throws a big left but Wawrzyniak blocks it.
Magyar stops Wawrzyniak from standing up.
Magyar throwing strikes from guard but Wawrzyniak blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Magyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wawrzyniak's head.
Wawrzyniak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magyar trying to control the position from guard on top but Wawrzyniak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Magyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Wawrzyniak is retaining full guard.
Magyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wawrzyniak's head.
Magyar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Magyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Wawrzyniak has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wawrzyniak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wawrzyniak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wawrzyniak misses with a two punch combination.
Magyar is looking to counter the offense by Wawrzyniak and move into the clinch.
Magyar shoots in but Wawrzyniak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magyar shoots in for a takedown but Wawrzyniak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wawrzyniak fails to land with a series of punches.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Wawrzyniak. Those never looked like landing.
Magyar tries to counter by clinching up but Wawrzyniak breaks away and moves out of range.
Magyar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Magyar is looking to counter the offense by Wawrzyniak and move into the clinch.
Wawrzyniak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magyar counters with a single leg into guard. Wawrzyniak didn't expect that.
Wawrzyniak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Magyar controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar looking to sit in guard and control but Wawrzyniak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magyar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Magyar has control of Wawrzyniak's left arm, preventing Wawrzyniak from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tobiasz Wawrzyniak.
I think Wawrzyniak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Battleborn Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flynn Silva (ranked 1814 p4p, 1187 weight class) and Jouni Jokinen (ranked 217 p4p, 148 weight class). Jouni Jokinen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Flynn Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouni Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Silva lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
It seemed like Jokinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Flynn Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jokinen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A nice side step and Jokinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Jokinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Silva! Jokinen lets Silva back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Silva is rocked!
Silva drops his hands momentarily. Jokinen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Silva staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Silva doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jouni Jokinen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Triston Santos (ranked 2031 p4p, 1335 weight class) and Leonard Norton (ranked 198 p4p, 135 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Triston Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Norton!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Norton slips a straight right by Santos.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Norton throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonard Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a left hand
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Norton misses.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.
Santos is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Norton tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
A big left from Norton misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos cracks Norton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Norton jabs at Santos's body.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Norton thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norton slips a jab from Santos.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Triston Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses with an uppercut
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos staying out of range there.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norton connects with a crisp jab.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Norton.
Norton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Norton throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos prevents a body shot from Norton.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Norton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Norton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
Santos blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Norton stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norton with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Norton as he connects with a hook.
Norton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Norton throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Triston Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Norton!
An out of breath Leonard Norton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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